The Edmonton and Area ARES group will be participating in this years Get Ready in the Park on May 10, 2025. (for more information see https://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/emergency_preparedness/get-ready-in-the-park ) The Northern Alberta Radio Club has graciously allowed us to use their NARCPac 3 communications trailer for this event.
Merriam Webster defines an emergency as: “an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action.” That immediate action is required from those involved and usually from support services of some kind, such as fire, medical, or police. And, the key to mobilizing support, informing them of the severity, and coordinating […]
Early in HAM radio, in our tool kit, we had CW. It is an efficient way to send messages but it takes a certain skill to be effective. You have to learn Morse code and the “lingo” of the mode. You needed to understand the short cuts or Q-codes and the abbreviations like “fb om […]